Write Details Down

When you are in the midst and knee deep in care giving, it is so easy to get overwhelmed! A quick tip: write details down! Whether it is on a calendar or loose paper, write dates and other information down. Store it in your Blackberry or on your computer but get the information down. When you or your loved one is ill, it is too difficult to remember the little things that you very well may need at a later date.
My family and I are going through this now. We are having to go back to the hospitals and rehabs to get discharge paperwork for an insurance policy. We noticed that the hospital had missed about 3 weeks of time! I knew the date Mom went into the hospital but I can't recall the date she left the ICU for the main floor and we can't remember the date she went from the LTAC back into the ICU! There were too many trips back and forth to the ICU to recall the specific dates. At the time, we were too upset and distraught with our Mom's condition to keep notes. Looking back, I realize we should have kept a little journal or log to keep this type of information.
It is very easy to get overwhelmed when dealing with eldercare issues. Always write down dates or any other information that can get lost with the passage of time.